Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-05-05

Council CHAMBER |

| Ine common council met In regular
SESSION with his honor Geo. L. Williams
mayor in the chair.
Aldermen present.-Fred Closuit,
Jacob Lutz, Louis Schrader, Dave
Kammeran, 7. G. St. Amour and F.
Pomainville.
Minutes of the last special meeting
were read and approved.
| The committee appointed at the last
session of the council in reference to
vacating the Plover road and opening
the street known as Washington Avenue
reported favorably and let the Job of
stumping and grading said avenue to
Mr.. T. J. Wood for the sum of $4,000.
On motion the following ordinance
was passed vacating that portion of the
| Plover road lying in northely direction
through the SCI of section and open
| ing said Washington Ave-; to point
where the southerly continuation of the
west side of the Sci of the Sci of said
Sec. 8, would cross said street:
| The Common Council of the City of
Grand Rapids do ordain as follows:
Sec l. That part of the street or
northeasterlv direction through the
southeast quarter of the south east
quarter of Sec s, in said city and which
forms part of that highway known as
the Plover road is hereby vacated and
abandoned as public highway.
Sec 2. Instead of the highway above
vacated the common council hereby lay
out and establish the following highway:
Beginning at the center of the street
known as Washington ave at a point
where the southerly continuation of the
west side of the SCI of Sci of said Sec
ton would cross said street. Thence
easterly in the line of and continuing
said avenue to or near the southeast
corner of the said Sci of the Sch.
Thence north on the east line of said
SCI of Sci to point where the same
intersects the Plover road.
Sec 2. This ordinance shall take
effect and be in force from and after it's
passage and publication.
GEO. L. WILLIAMS, Mayor.
Passed by the common council of the
city of Grand Rrpids, May End 1887.
A. L. FoNTAINE, City Clerk.
Petition of citizens praying that the
common council elect Mr. John McCarty
as nightwatchman was on motion
adopted and Mr.. McCarty was elected
nightwatchman for the period of three
months from date.
Petition of citizens praying the
common council to open street rum
ming east from quarter line road about
ten or twelve rods to connect with next
street east therefrom running parallel
with said quarter line road. On motion
the opening of said street was referred
to street committee.
Petition of citizens praying the
common council to open and improve
for travel that part of Wisconsin street
between Blocks Is and IL of Woods
additions to said city as the same is
| indicated on the plat thereof as record
ed in the office of Register of deeds.
On motion the clerk was instructed to
| serve notice on the parties ObStructlng
said street.
Petition of citizens of the first ward
praying that sidewalk be built from
the north side of the Green Bay
road as far north as the common
council see fit to build the same. On
motion the council authorized 80 rods
of sidewalk to be built, and the balance
of said old sidewalk running north
condemned.
The following bills were allowed in
full all members present voting in the
affirmative:
D. NJ. Huntington $5.25 election rent.
A. l.. Fontaine $3.50 publishing
reports.
Mr.. James Canning was allowed $500
for hauling engine, and Messrs. Lee
Ticknor and III. Poderviltz Sl.O0 each
for rolling up hose.
Attorney J. w. Cochran appeared
before the council and offered to settle
the case of VIM. Kline VS.. the city of
Grand Rapids, for the sum of 5000.
On motion the proposition was rejected.
Bond of F. Pomainville with q. Lam
| Quite and Jos. IaMadeline as sureties
was on motion approved.
Bond of Dahlke & Damitz with John
DAILY and David Lutz as sureties was on
motion approved.
Bond of Fred Closuit with T. G. St.
Amour and H. Lanoutte as sureties was
on motion approved.
| Bond of Reimer Bros with F.
Pomainville and David Lutz as sureties
was on motion approved.
Bond of Jos. Closuit with Fred Closuit
and David Lutz as sureties was on
motion approved.
The following committees were
1887, and approved by the common
council:
| On ORDINANCEs.-Jac Lutz, Dave
Kammeran and F. Pomainville.
| EXCISE AND LICENSE.-Fred Closuit, f.
Schrader and L. G. st. Amour.
FIRE LIMITs.-F. Pomainville, Dave
Kammeran and Jacob Lutz.
STREET AND sIDEwALKs.-T. G. ST.
Amour F. Schrader and T. Closuit.
FINANCE AND TAxATIoN.-F. Schrader,
J. Lutz and F. Pomainville.
GENERAL BUsINEss.-D. Kammeran,
I. c.. st. Amour and F. Closuit.
On motion the city agreed to take and
haul away the dirt from the street, if
Mr.. John Berard would -eXcavate it
from his cellar, and dump it on the
street.
On motion the common council de-
clared itself local board of health,
and elected DIR. Witter as health physi-
clan without salary.
! On motion the street commissioner 8
pay was fixed at $500 per yay.
A formal ballot was then taken for
street commissioner which resulted as
follows:
Francis Frechette 5.
/ B. F. Runyan, l.
Mr.. Frechette having received a
majority of all votes cast declared
elected street commissioner for the
ensuing wear